A 24-year-old Union man involved in a two-car crash in Hoboken early Sunday morning was charged with driving while intoxicated and assault by auto, Hoboken police said.

Kwame Fredericks, 24, of Brighton Street in Union, was driving a Lexus 202 at 3:50 a.m. when he went through a stop sign at Willow Avenue and First Street and struck a Prius, the driver of the Prius told police.

The driver of the Prius said he was driving east on First Street, police said. Fredericks, told police he did not know how the crash occurred and appeared intoxicated, reports said. He claimed
to have had just two drinks of Guinness at his aunt's home in Brooklyn,
reports said.

Fredericks, who failed
initial sobriety tests, had a blood alcohol concentration reading of 0.14, nearly double the legal limit of 0.8, police said. He was also issued summonses for reckless driving, reports said.